MANILA, Philippines---Dalawang Filipino chess player nag offer ng lifetime free service kay Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.
Isa na dito si Dr. Bien Ven P. Santos , isang chess player at chess organizer at Optometrist sa #6 Rizal Avenue extension Brgy San Agustin sa Malabon City na nag offe rkay Hidilyn ng lifetime free set ng eyeglass o contact lens annually worth P5,000.
Habang sa panig naman ni Atty. Elnathan Sunny Emilio ng Koronadal City, South Cotabato na isa ding chess player at license World Chess Federation (FIDE) arbiter ay nag offer kay Hidilyn ng lifetime free legal advice.
Bilang dagdag sa motivation ay tampok din si Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Deputy Speaker Abraham “Bambol” Ng Tolentino na secretary-general din ng National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) na nag pledged ng house and lot sa Tagaytay sa gold winner.
Ang 30-year-old Diaz na Staff Sergeant ng Philippine Airforce ay nanalo ng kauna-unahang Olympic gold medal para sa Philippines nitong Lunes.
Tinapos na ng weightlifter ang country's 97-year Olympic drought simula ng unang lumahok sa quadrennial meet noong 1924, kung saan makakatangpa siya ng reward dahil sa kanyang historic accomplishment. Tinalo niya si world-record holder Liao Quiyun ng China at Zulfiya Chinshanlo ng Kazakhstan.
Si Diaz ay nag silver medal din sa women’s 53 kg weightlifting competition sa 2016 Olympics sa Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; bronze medal sa 2015 World Weightlifting Championships; at third place sa 2019 World Weightlifting Championships sa Pattaya, Thailand.